Bill who putters wrote :

In article ,
Kay Lancaster wrote:

Try impatiens (just the regular garden impatiens, not the New Guinea
types) and
coleus for starters. Try one each warm white and cool white T-8 if you
can't find grow lights. And remember that the light output of a
fluorescent tube declines pretty dramatically in 6 months use or so, so
you may be better off getting some new tubes.

Kay

We love bamboo begonias . Flower most of the year and propagate easily.
Keep it in a pot as in warm areas it would like to spread.


Speaking of bamboo...hmmm.

I once did a little Google research and found that there are species of
bamboo that will grow outdoors and thrive down to zone 3, if I recall.

I'd love to start some indoors this fall, if it's possible.